Vietnam tourism’s promotion slogan and website address will appear on electronic advertising boards in 12 matches of the Premier League from the middle of this month until the year-end.
On October 9, Vietnam participated in the Traditional Cultural Festival titled “HaHa Asian Festival†for the international labour market, which was co-organised by the Uljeongbu city of Gyeonggi province and the Korea International Labour Foundation.
Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre participated in the International Fine Art Festival 2011 in Santa Lucia, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon State, Mexico from September 23 to October 9.
On October 7, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a press conference on culture, sports and tourism activities in the first nine months of 2011, and focus tasks in the last three months of 2011.
Ho Chi Minh City has launched different programmes to develop its tourism sector, including “river tourismâ€, “HCM City- 100 interesting things†and standard tourism with art performances.
Tourist spots in the World Heritage Site of Phong Nha – Ke Bang are now ready to open to visitors after 10 days halted by storms’ consequenses, the National Park’s management board announced on October 9.
The Bac Ninh Department of Environment and Natural Resources on October 5 launched the ground-breaking ceremony of Dong Xuyen Stock Garden improvement project with investment capital of over VND 3 billion.
Since early this year, Lao Cai province has greeted nearly 800,000 tourist arrivals, a year-on-year increase of 15.5 percent, reported the Lao Cai Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism.
The central city of Danang attracted 25,000 foreign visitors in September alone, up 25 percent against the same period last year, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
Vietnam Airlines and the Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka, Japan, on October 7 held a seminar to promote tourism of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar in Japan.
A seminar on tourism investment promotion will be held in the southeastern province of Tay Ninh in late November.
Diwali - "Festival of Lights," one of India's biggest festivals, will be held in Hanoi on October 29.